PENT


Meaning of PENT in English

pent 1

/pent/ , v.

1. a pt. and pp. of pen 2 .

adj.

2. shut in; confined.

[ ptp. of late ME pend (now obs.), var. of PEN 2 (v.); cf. SPEND ]

pent 2

/pent/ , n.

penthouse (def. 4).

[ by shortening ]

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